Quantitation in positron emission computed tomography: 7. A technique to reduce noise in accidental coincidence measurements and coincidence efficiency calibration

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 845-850

  Casey, Michael E ^a   Hoffman, Edward J ^b  

^a CTI Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission computed tomography, physics; Emission computed tomography, techniques; Noise

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; NOISE REDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ELECTRICITY; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0022888626     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198609000-00027     Document Type: Article

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